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Philippines: Alert Level 3 Raised For Kanlaon Volcano

As of December 23, the alert level for Kanlaon Volcano was raised to 3. At least 15 volcanic earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours. According to reports, over 7,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide were emitted on Sunday, December 22.

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400th anniv. of Japan mission's visit to Mexico City

LOS ANGELES, United States - Tsunetaka Hasekura (L), a descendant of Tsunenaga Hasekura who headed the 17th century Keicho Mission sent by feudal lord Date Masamune in modern day Miyagi Prefecture area to Europe, shakes hands with Mexico City Mayor Miguel Mancera at a ceremony to mark the 400th anniversary of the Japanese mission's visit to the city on March 24, 2014.

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400th anniv. of Japan mission's visit to Mexico City

LOS ANGELES, United States - Tunetaka Hasekura (L), a descendant of Tsunenaga Hasekura who headed the 17th century Keicho Mission sent by feudal lord Date Masamune in modern day Miyagi Prefecture area of Japan to Europe, shakes hands with Mexico City Mayor Miguel Mancera in front of the national flags of Japan and Mexico at the city hall of Mexico City on March 24, 2014, to mark the 400th anniversary of the mission's visit to the city.

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Historian proposes new theory regarding 1613 Keicho mission

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken July 8, 2013, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, shows Naotsugu Hamada, director of the Keicho Mission Ship Museum in the city, who has studied documents pertaining to the Keicho Mission sent in 1613 by Sendai feudal lord Date Masamune to Europe to negotiate direct trade with Mexico. The documents have been registered by UNESCO as valuable records in its Memory of the World documentary heritage program.

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UNESCO register adds archive of pre-modern Japan mission

SENDAI, Japan - Sendai Mayor Emiko Okuyama answers a reporter's question at the Sendai city hall in Miyagi Prefecture on June 19, 2013. A collection of materials about Keicho Mission, a 17th century mission sent under the order of Sendai feudal lord Date Masamune to the Vatican and Spain, has been selected for the UNESCO Memory of the World registry, the Japanese education ministry said the same day.

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Statue of Hasekura Tsunenaga in Havana

A statue of Japanese samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga in Havana is seen in this photo taken on April 29, 2015. Hasekura visited Cuba in 1614 as head of the Keicho Mission to Europe dispatched by Date Masamune, feudal lord of Sendai Domain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Citizens gather around statue of Hasekura Tsunenaga in Havana

Citizens gather around a statue of Japanese samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga in Havana in October 2014. Hasekura visited Cuba in 1614 as head of the Keicho Mission to Europe dispatched by Date Masamune, feudal lord of Sendai Domain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo